Mutter Krausens Fahrt ins Glück (1929)

Mutter Krause, her daughter Erna and her son Paul live in a tenement in the poorer section of Berlin's Wedding district. Along with them lives "the Tenant", his soon-to-be bride Friede, who works as a prostitute, and her child whose name isn't revealed in the film. Mutter Krause is a quiet, long-suffering old woman who earns what little she can delivering newspapers. However, Paul is an alcoholic and spends all her money on drink. Mutter Krause can't pay back the money she owes the man whose newspapers she delivered and he accuses her of stealing and threatens her with arrest. Mutter Krause must then pawn her last valuable possession, a treasured memento of her late husband. Paul then breaks into the same pawn shop. He gets away but is later arrested. Meanwhile, Erna begins dating a young…

Directed by: Phil Jutzi

Cast: Alexandra Schmitt, Holmes Zimmermann, Ilse Trautschold, Gerhard Bienert, Vera Sacharowa, Friedrich Gnaß, Fee Wachsmuth

Genres: Drama

Rating: 6.8/10

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